Sunday, December 19, 2021

Sikkim Roadtrip


Day 1: Bangalore to Hyderabad - 600 km - 11 hours
Day 2: Hyderabad to Nagpur - 500 km - 10 hours
Day 3: Nagpur to Varanasi - 730 km - 15 hours
Day 4: Varanasi
Day 5: Varanasi
Day 6: Varanasi
Day 7: Varanasi to Purnia - 600 km - 14 hours
Day 8: Purnia to Darjeeling - 300 km - 7 hours
Day 9: Darjeeling to Gangtok - 100 km - 5 hours
Day 10: Gangtok
Day 11: Gangtok
Day 12: Gangtok to Lachen
Day 13: Lachen to Gurudongmar to Lachung
Day 14: Lachung to Yumtang Valley to Gangtok
Day 15: Gangtok
Day 16: Gangtok to Bagdogra - 125 km - 5 hours
Day 17: Bagdogra to Kolkata - 580 km - 16 hours
Day 18: Kolkata
Day 19: Kolkata to Bhubaneshwar - 450 km - 11 hours
Day 20: Bhubaneswar
Day 21: Bhubaneswar
Day 22: Bhubaneswar to Vizag - 450 km - 10 hours
Day 23: Vizag to Bangalore (via Chennai) - 1100 km - 18 hours

Total round trip distance: 5800 km 

 
Nagpur

Varanasi
Ganga aarti, Varanasi

Darjeeling

Here is a short video of the most famous bakery Glenary's at Darjeeling.

Kalimpong

Gangtok

Gangtok

 

Gangtok

Gangtok

Following is the aeriel view of Gangtok from the cable car.

North Sikkim

Chungthang dam, North Sikkim

Beautiful view of Chungtang dam.

Teesta river
Kala Pattahar, North Sikkim

















Gurudongmar Lake, North Sikkim


 








Checkout the view from Gurudongmar.

Gurudongmar, North Sikkim

Yumthang valley, Lachung, North Sikkim

Yumthang valley, Lachung, North Sikkim

Nepali Mutton Thali/ Thakali at Hamro Bhansa Ghar, Gangtok




Thukpa (Tibetan noodle soup) at Hamro Bhansa Ghar, Gangtok

Butter Garlic Noodle at Hamro Bhansa Ghar, Gangtok

Ratanpur, West Bengal


Victoria Memorial, Kolkata



Victoria Memorial, Kolkata

Howrah bridge, Kolkata





Orissa



Nellore




Thursday, October 4, 2018

Rajasthan Roadtrip


Day 1: Bangalore - Kolhapur
Day 2: Kolhapur - Thane
Day 3: Thane - Udaipur
Day 4: Udaipur
Day 5: Udaipur - Vapi
Day 6: Vapi - Satara
Day 7: Satara - Bangalore









Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Bhopal Roadtrip

Route map
Day 1 - Trivandrum to Bangalore via Nagercoil - 750 km - Halt
Day 2 - Bangalore to Hyderabad - 580 km - Halt
Day 3 - Halt 
Day 4 - Hyderabad to Nagpur - 500 km - Halt
Day 5 - Nagpur to Bhopal - 350 km - Halt
Day 6 - Visited Sanchi - Halt
Day 7 - Bhopal to Indore - 200 km - Halt
Day 8 - Indore to Pune - 650 km (overnight)
Day 9 - Halt
Day 10 - Visited Lonavala - Halt
Day 11 - Pune to Hubli - 450 km - Halt
Day 12 - Hubli to Mysore - 550 km - Visited Chamundi hills - Halt
Day 13 - Mysore to Trivandrum - 580 km 

Total distance on odometer - 5035 km

Day 1 - Breakfast at Saravana Bhavan

Day 1 - this was the place we had an accident last year, near Vadipatti, TN

Day 1

Day 1 - somewhere near Krishnagiri

Day 1

Day 1

Day 1

Day 2 - Bangalore, we are heading to Hyderabad

Day 2 - this is the place where I had some nice chocolate cake last year while Hyderabad roadtrip, somewhere after Devanahalli, Karnataka

Day 2

Day 2

Day 3 - Sayed Nagar, Hyderabad

Day 3 - Irani tea, Hyderabad

Day 3 - Hyderabadi biriyani

Day 3

Day 4 - on the way to Nagpur, oil leakage through clutch casing

Day 4 

Day 4

Day 4 

Day 4

Day 4

Day 5 - on the way to Bhopal

Day 5

Day 5

Day 6

Day 6

Day 6

Day 6 - Sanchi

Day 6

Day 6

Day 7 - Bhopal

Day 7 - Bhopal

Day 7 - Bhopal

Day 7 - Bhopal

Day 8 - at Indore, on the way to Pune

Day 8 - on the way to Pune

Day 8

Day 8

Day 10 - Pune

Day 10 - on our way to Lonavala

Day 10 - Lonavala

Day 10

Day 10

Day 11

Day 11

Day 12 - Hubli

Day 13 - Mysore

Day 13 - Mysore